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Piercings have gone ENTIRELY too far

by Allan Lamberti
April 18th, 2013

Why? Why on Earth would someone, a girl no less, do this to themselves? Someone, anyone, please explain this to me! I’m not into piercings, but I get that some people are, ... Read More →

Now You’re Cooking With Power!

by Allan Lamberti
April 18th, 2013

The year is 1989. Children across the country rush to movie theaters to see Fred Savage in “The Wizard.” A movie about video games. Or, more to the point, Nintendo Entertainment System ... Read More →

CIVICS

FOLLOW UP: $3000 reward offered for info on Shelton snake murder

by Allan Lamberti
April 18th, 2013

Remember this story from earlier this month? Someone put a cleaning agent in the cage of the Shelton Library’s pet snake Peaches, effectively causing kidney failure and killing it. Now, the Connecticut ... Read More →

ODD

PointerPointer.com is today’s timewaster

by Allan Lamberti
April 18th, 2013

The simplicity of this website is so brilliant it makes my brain explode. You place your mouse cursor on the screen. No matter where you put it, PointerPointer scours image after image ... Read More →

POP

Thank God – Faith Hill leaving NBC’s “Sunday Night Football”

by Allan Lamberti
April 17th, 2013

This kinda got lost in the shuffle of everything with regards to the Boston Marathon, but after six years Faith Hill is no longer gonna sing the opening theme to NBC’s “Sunday ... Read More →

BOSTON BOMBINGS

FOX Pulls “Family Guy” Boston Marathon episode (but you can still see it on YouTube)

by Allan Lamberti
April 17th, 2013

Recently, “Family Guy” did an episode that involved not only the Boston Marathon, but lead character Peter Griffin befriending a terrorist. Timely, no? Granted, it is just a morbid coincidence, but Fox ... Read More →

VIDEO

Video face-off: New “Man of Steel” trailer vs. Guy Flying in Real Life

by Allan Lamberti
April 17th, 2013

Below you will find two videos. The first is our latest look at the new film “Man of Steel” – the new Superman movie coming out June 14 – which looks incredibly ... Read More →

BOSTON BOMBINGS

What Conan O’Brien had to say about the Boston Marathon

by Allan Lamberti
April 16th, 2013

David Letterman, Jay Leno, and Jon Stewart are all on vacation this week. If they had a new episode yesterday, you would have heard from everyone what they had to say about ... Read More →

BOSTON BOMBINGS

Marathon runner knocked down at the finish line tells his story

by Allan Lamberti
April 16th, 2013

In all the videos of the Boston Marathon explosion yesterday, one of the images that stands out is of a runner in an orange shirt, falling down from the shockwave immediately ... Read More →

BOSTON BOMBINGS

Airlines help out those going to and from Boston

by Allan Lamberti
April 16th, 2013

Despite the average person’s hatred towards airlines, and, more specifically, airline practices, United Airlines, JetBlue and Southwest Airlines were not charging travelers who wished to postpone or cancel travel and who were ... Read More →

POP

This Week in Concerts and Comedy in Connecticut (4/15 – 4/21)

by Allan Lamberti
April 15th, 2013

MONDAYY-WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY-SUNDAY - FURTHUR - CAPITOL THEATRE THURSDAY-SATURDAY - NICK DIPAOLO - FOXWOODS FRIDAY – BADFISH - TOAD’S PLACE FRIDAY - JIM BREUER – LYMAN CENTER FRIDAY - SCOTTY MCCREERY - TOYOTA PRESENTS OAKDALE SATURDAY ... Read More →

POP

Daft Punk unveil a full 60 seconds of their new song during “SNL”

by Allan Lamberti
April 15th, 2013

Those who were physically able to stay up during “Saturday Night Live” this past weekend with host Vince Vaughn (and no one would blame you if you didn’t – that episode was ... Read More →

POP

See what it’s like to go from home to work in hyperspeed

by Allan Lamberti
April 15th, 2013

You know what it’s like to drive around – but do you know what it’s like to drive around in hyperdrive?!? Teehan+Lax Labs have developed Hyperlapse, a free tool you can use to make ... Read More →

POP

Set Your DVR – Louis C.K.’s new HBO special is tomorrow night

by Allan Lamberti
April 12th, 2013

You might not know it now, but HBO comedy specials were a big deal. With YouTube, now you can see just about every clip of every comedian ever. But they all save ... Read More →

POP

Yes, we all get what you’re trying to do with your Simon belt buckle

by Allan Lamberti
April 12th, 2013

This isn’t for sale yet. In fact, it’s not actually a product. It’s a custom Simon game belt buckle modded by if Industries. Yes, it’s an excuse for people to touch you in your ... Read More →

Storm Sandy

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See ya, Sandy!

by Allan Lamberti
April 12th, 2013

Sandy has been retired from the list of tropical storm names because of the catastrophic damage and the size and strength of the storm. The name Sara will take its place. Storm ... Read More →

SWEAT

New UCONN logo – what do you think?

by Allan Lamberti
April 12th, 2013

Jonathan the Husky has a new look. As we learned last week, the University of Connecticut is rebranding as UConn, and this is part of that change. A new agressive look for ... Read More →

SWEAT

Ken Block takes a bunch of GoPro’s to drift in Russia

by Allan Lamberti
April 11th, 2013

Fast & Furious 6 comes out next month, the franchise that introduced drifting to the masses. The only thing is, Vin Diesel can’t actually drift – those are special effects. Cool as ... Read More →

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Jim Henson’s wife leaves behind donation to UCONN puppet school

by Allan Lamberti
April 11th, 2013

Jane Henson, wife of Muppet creator Jim Henson, passed away last week. But not before making a major contribution to Connecticut. $100,000 to the University of Connecticut Foundation to support the study ... Read More →

POP

Where are the luckiest places in Connecticut to buy lottery tickets?

by Allan Lamberti
April 11th, 2013

Generally, people who gamble or play the lottery are notoriously superstitious. They have their patterns, in the hopes that they’ll get lucky and win big. However, luck may not be needed if ... Read More →

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